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fallout

or fall-out

[ fawl-out ]

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noun

the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., especially such settling from nuclear explosions radioactive fallout. Compare rainout.
the particles themselves. Compare rainout.
an unexpected or incidental effect, outcome, or product:
the psychological fallout of being obese.
effects; results:
emotional fallout from a divorce.

fallout

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noun

the descent of solid material in the atmosphere onto the earth, esp of radioactive material following a nuclear explosion
any solid particles that so descend
informal.
side-effects; secondary consequences

verb

informal.
to quarrel or disagree
intr to happen or occur
military to leave a parade or disciplinary formation

sentence substitute

military the order to leave a parade or disciplinary formation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fallout¹

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase fall out

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But this time, the fallout threatens to engulf their career, with venues and festivals under pressure to cancel the band's gigs.

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With the rise of environmental awareness in the 1960s and '70s — Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” the backlash to pesticides, the fallout from industrial agriculture — processed foods became suspect.

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In the aftermath of AB 218, state legislators have introduced several bills to attempt to make it easier for governments and school districts to deal with the financial fallout from the deluge of suits.

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In parts of Birmingham waste continues to go uncollected as all-out strike action by bin workers grinds on into its sixth week, leaving some of the city's 1.2 million residents to deal with the fallout.

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Adam Devine had a devastating accident when he was a kid and is still dealing with the fallout.

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Fallot's tetralogy fall out

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